If I'm having a bad day or it's summer in TX and I'm hating the heat (and my life at that point), I'll listen to a couple Christmas songs and instantly feel better. Now that the holidays are here, I have been obsessively listening to it since late October. No shame.

Our car radios are set to the local 24/7 Christmas music station and I may or may not have radios set to that station in both Violet's bedroom and ours so that I never have to be away from it. Having constant Christmas music on in the background is basically how I want to live every day for the rest of my life. 

Obsessed much? Completely.

Today I'm sharing some of my favorite Christmas albums! Some you've probably heard a hundred times but these are staples in my collection and if you don't own them, you should!

Harry Connick Jr. // Chicago // Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Carpenters // Elf Soundtrack // Neil Diamond
She & Him // James Taylor // Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers

No, I'm not a 45 year old woman, these albums are actually REALLY good! Some bring up good memories of childhood and some are new but just as good. PROMISE! And I know some of y'all will want to kill me for saying this but I am not a fan of Michael Buble or Josh Groban... but other than them, I'm always open to new Christmas albums! Tell me your faves!

Oh and now that we're on a new month, WHO'S WITH ME, Instagram peeps?

December is only my second try at this but I sucked bad at November (I quit halfway through, I think) so I'm curious to see at what point I drop out of this. ha! #quitterandproud

Today

Is much better than yesterday, thank the lawd for that!

I'm not sure why the hell I'm blogging so late. I don't even have much to share...This is all I could come up with but ya know, memories and stuff. That's what my blog is made of.

Today the local "soft rock" station started their 24/7 Christmas music! Exact same day they did it last year too. This is awesome.

Our office center put up some Christmas decor! (Last January that fountain froze over. Which was totally amazing to us South Texans ;)

and the bosses have been gone all day, we may or may not have partaken in Happy Hour during lunch and it's effing Friday, y'all. LIFE IS GOOD.

This Friday dance is totally going on in my head right now too. (Every time I see a gif. now I think you of Marcy! hahaha)

What are your plans for the weekend?

The Shabby Apple giveaway is open until Monday at midnight. Enter to win $50 credit!

Another Noggin Dump

Holla for it finally being Thursday!

{And holla for a good hair day! {don't you just love 'em?!}

I have a lot on my mind today and figured I'd take it all out on you guys.

You don't mind, do ya? ;)

+Thank you to Kit for hosting such an an awesome giveaway week last week! I won Friday's giveaway for a five flower cluster pin from No Plain T's. It's like the picture below but I get to choose which colors I want! I'm SO excited!! Happy 1 Year Blogiversary to you, Kit!

+I am seriously dying to try a Shellac manicure. I keep reading about everyone loving theirs but to get one, that would require me to stop biting my nails. I was doing so well but work has me all stressed out and I bite them without even realizing it. G-ross.

+On that note, I found out some more not-so-great news at work. It's nothing that's affecting the existence of my job, just the existence of my sanity is all.

+I'm all kinds of sad this week without my Parks and Rec, Modern Family, Happy Endings and Big Bang Theory. I might wither away and die this summer :(

{hilarious clip from Happy Endings season finale}

+Making me happy though is all of you new wonderful followers/friends! I am amazed to have 71 of you following my nonsense and it means SO much to me! Thank you :)

+I love my siblings like you wouldn't know. And I love that my brother e-mailed me last night with a link to this Christmas station on Pandora. He obviously grew up with the same Christmas-obsessed mother that I did.

+Um, has anyone heard the phrase "Cowabunga" used in real life? I didn't think so. But if you hang out with my fiance, you might hear him yell it out as he shoots out of a parking lot onto a traffickey street. That fool makes me laugh like you wouldn't believe but now that stupid word is stuck in my head today.

+Who knew drinking lots of water and eating healthy actually = clear skin? Genius, I tell you! Big shout out to Mio for making all of that water drinking bearable possible!

+Did you know I'm obsessed with daily deal sites? I won't even tell you how many I'm signed up for. But I'm always open for more so send me your recommendations or invitations! The only ones I won't do are the sites that have so-called "steals" such as an ottoman that's "50% off the original price of $600". Homie don't play that.

+Speaking of those sites, are you signed up for Zulily? It's "Daily Deals for Moms, Babies and Kids" and DUH I don't have kids but I DO have a need for purses, jewelry, shoes and home decor - all of which they sell {among the cute baby/kids stuff too}. Get yourself signed up here.

+And last but not least, CONGRATULATIONS to my girl, Meg O. on her beyond exciting news!!! ♥

So what's going on with y'all on this fabulous day?